A double swing gate is two leaves that meet in the middle — the traditional grand-entrance configuration for openings 12 to 20 feet, ideal when a single leaf would be too heavy or too long to swing well. On Lafayette projects, Lafayette driveways are often narrow, wooded, and shared — Happy Valley and Reliez Valley properties sit at the end of long private drives where a poorly-sized gate becomes a daily inconvenience.

Steep grades, seasonal creeks, and dense oak canopy shape every Lafayette install — we bench and drain before we ever set a post. That's why every Lafayette double swing gate we build begins with a site survey — we measure the opening, check soil and slope, identify utility lines, and confirm swing or slide clearance before a single drawing is issued.

Sapele mahogany is our default for double swing gates because both leaves must hang true and meet plumb at the astragal for years — Sapele's dimensional stability is what makes that meet-line hold. Steel-and-Sapele hybrids are common when the design calls for iron grille inserts or a speakeasy.

Narrow Lafayette approaches often make cantilever sliding or bi-fold gates the right automated answer over a swing that would block the shared drive. We build regularly in Happy Valley, Burton Valley, Trail's End, Reliez Valley, and Springhill. We ship from our Concord workshop, ~15 miles from Lafayette, and installation on a double swing gate typically takes two to four days on site.